UPDATE: Lady Gaga Announces 'The Monster Ball'

UPDATE: Lady Gaga Announces 'The Monster Ball'

NEW TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 27 IN MONTREAL

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- International pop superstar Lady Gaga today announced plans for her next North American tour, entitled "The Monster Ball." The tour will begin on November 27 in Montreal, and will wind up on January 21, 2010 in Gaga's hometown, New York City. Kid Cudi will be the supporting act for the entire tour.

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Says Lady Gaga, "The Haus of Gaga had been designing 'The Monster Ball' for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, 'The Monster Ball' will begin on November 27 in Montreal. 'The Monster Ball' is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera.'"

Lady Gaga will release a re-package of her breakthrough album, The Fame, called The Fame Monster, earlier that week, on November 23. The re-package will include eight brand new songs, including the club-banging first single "Bad Romance." Continues Lady Gaga, "A message to all my little monsters: The Fame Monster will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly."

   The dates for "The Monster Ball" are:    November 27 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - The Bell Center   November 28 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Center   November 29 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Scotiabank Place   December 1 & 2 - Boston, MA - Wang Center   December 3 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna   December 9 & 10 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre   December 13 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic   December 18 - Las Vegas, NV - TBD   December 19 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena   December 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre   December 29 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theater   December 31 - Miami, FL - Knight Center   January 3 - Orlando, FL - The Hard Rock   January 7 - St. Louis, MO - The Fox   January 8 & 9 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre   January 12 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater   January 16 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata   January 20 & 21 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall  

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Source: Interscope Records

CONTACT: Dave Tomberlin of Interscope Geffen A&M Records,
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